The child moves his hands and feet while sleeping

If a child has problems with moving his hands and feet while sleeping, parents must be very careful, because this may be a symptom caused by epilepsy. There are many types of epilepsy, such as idiopathic epilepsy, symptomatic epilepsy, cryptogenic epilepsy, etc. Different types of epilepsy have different causes. Below we will introduce the specific causes of epilepsy.

1. Idiopathic epilepsy

Suspected genetic tendency with no other obvious cause, often onset in a specific age group, with characteristic clinical and EEG manifestations, the diagnosis is relatively clear.

2. Symptomatic epilepsy

Central nervous system lesions affect structure or function, such as chromosomal abnormalities, focal or diffuse brain diseases, and certain systemic diseases.

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(2) Systemic diseases: ① Anoxic encephalopathy, such as cardiac arrest, CO poisoning, suffocation, anesthesia accidents and respiratory failure, can cause myoclonic seizures or generalized seizures; ② Metabolic encephalopathy, such as hypoglycemia, is the most common cause of epilepsy. Other metabolic and endocrine disorders, such as hyperglycemia, hypocalcemia, hyponatremia, as well as uremia, hepatic encephalopathy and thyrotoxicosis, can also cause epileptic seizures; ③ Cardiovascular disease, such as cardiac arrest, hypertensive encephalopathy, etc.; ④ Febrile seizures, such as febrile seizures leading to hippocampal sclerosis, are secondary to systemic seizures of temporal lobe epilepsy and have become an important cause of refractory epilepsy; ⑤ Eclampsia; ⑥ Poisoning, such as alcohol, isoniazid, carbazole and other drugs, and heavy metal poisoning such as lead and thallium.

3. Cryptogenic epilepsy

It is more common. The clinical manifestations suggest symptomatic epilepsy, but no clear cause has been found. It may onset in a specific age group and have no specific clinical and EEG manifestations.